Super Savings Saturday 7/23

Here are my deals for the week:

Once again Staples had great school supply deals & I had a $5.00 Staples Rewards coupon.  Here is what I purchased:

• 1 Magnetic Dry Erase Board $1.00
• 1 Staples 200 sheet Construction Paper $3.00
• 1 Avery Dividers $.50
• 1 Desk Caddy $4.99
• 2 Index Cards $.01 each
• 2 Highlighters $.01 each
• 2 packs Pencils $.01 each

Total Out of Pocket = $4.54

Toys R Us:

• Crayola Construction Paper 96ct. on sale Buy 1 Get 2 FREE $2.79

Total Out of Pocket = $2.79

CVS:

• 2 Pantene Shampoo Conditioner 2/$6.97 (used $3 coupon)
• 2 Crest Kid's Toothpaste $1.99 each (used 2 $.75 coupons)
• 3 Covergirl Face Powder$6.97 each (used $2.50/2 & $1.00/1 coupons)
• 1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor $9.99 (used $4.00 coupon)
• Raincheck: Tom's of Maine Toothpaste $3.99 (used $1.00 coupon)
• Raincheck:  Oral-B Pulsar Toothbrush $6.00 (used $2.00 coupon)

Total Before Coupons & Extra Bucks = $51.84


I used $20.99 in Extra Bucks.



Total Out of Pocket = $15.85 & I earned $20 in Extra Bucks!

($1.00 Green Bag Tag, $2.00 Pantene, $5.00 Covergirl, $4.00 Gillette, $2.00 Crest, $3.00 Tom's Raincheck, $3.00 Oral-B Raincheck)

Walgreens:

• 8 Penway Pencils 10 pack $.19 each
• 2 Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils 5 pack $.19 each
• 2 Sheet Protectors 10 pack $.49 each

Total Out of Pocket = $3.26

I also earned 10x points for the Walgreens Rewards program. 


 

Target (first trip):

• 4 Kashi Bars & 1 Kashi Cereal $2.99 each & B4G1 FREE (used $2/4 Target coupon)
• Up & Up Cottonballs $.97
• Paper Mate Pens $1.00 (used $1 Target coupon)
• 2 Bic Pens 2/$1.00 (used $1/2 Target coupon)
• Sharpie Silver Metallic Permanent Markers $1.54 (used $1 Target coupon)
• 1 Scotch Magic Tape $.50 (used $.50 Target coupon)
• 5 boxes Rose Art Crayons $.20 each

Total Out of Pocket = $14.47 


On my second trip to Target, I took Connor with me so I could do 2 transactions and use multiple Target store coupons.

Second Target Trip (1st transaction):

• 2 Bic Pens $.50 each (used $1 Target coupon)
• 1 Scotch Magic Tape $.50 (used $.50 Target coupon)
• 1 Sharpie 2 pack $1.49 (used $1 Target coupon)
• 1 Paper Mate Pens $1.00 (used $1 Target coupon)

Total Out of Pocket = $.49

Second Target Trip (2nd Transaction):

• 1 Jiff Peanut Butter to Go (used FREE coupon- no longer available)
• 1 Rose Art Water Color Paints $1.00
• 3 Scotch Magic Tape $.50 each (used $.50 Target coupon & $1/2 printable manufacturer coupon) 
• 2 Bic Pens $.50 each (used $1/2 coupon)
• 1 Paper Mate Pens $1.00 (used $1 Target coupons)
• 1 Sharpies 2 pack $1.49 (used $1 Target coupon)

Total Out of Pocket = $1.49

I don't shop at K-Mart very much because there prices are high, they are not coupon friendly & customer service is very poor but since K-Mart is close to my house I stopped in to get 4 boxes of Crayola Crayons ($.25 each).

Total Out of Pocket = $1.00

Aldi:

• 2 gallons of Milk $3.10 each

Total Out of Pocket = $6.20

Total Money Spent this Week = $50.09

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Super Savings Saturday 7/31

Here are my deals for the Week:

Our neighbors have a dwarf peach tree and the branches were so loaded with peaches they were dragging the ground.  Our neighbors were very generous and offered to share some peaches so we went over and picked a basket full!

Total Out of Pocket = $0.00 & we had lots of fun picking peaches!!

I used some of the peaches to make a batch of peach jam.  Go here for the recipe (the recipe says blueberries but you can sub almost any fruit).

Hen House had blueberries on sale 5lbs. for $6.88 (sale ended 7/27/10) and so I purchased 5lbs.  Go here for some great blueberry recipes and directions how to freeze blueberries.  Go here to see what I did with 5lbs. of blueberries!

Total Out of Pocket = $6.88

This is all I purchased at CVS this week.  The deals at CVS have been minimal the past few weeks and there have been no great back to school deals.  Maybe they will have school supply deals in August!  Here is what I purchased:

• 1 U by Kotex $4.99 (used $1 coupon from a FREE sample pack)
• Dove Men Care 2 pack bar soap $3.00 (used $1 coupon- not sure where it came from)
• 1 Nail Brush $1.98

I used $7.00 in Extra Bucks.

Total Out of Pocket = $.97 & I earned $6.99 in Extra Bucks!

Here is what I purchased at Walgreens this week:

• 3 packs of Sheet Protectors 50ct. $1.99 each
• 1 Mini Composition Notebook $.19
• 1 Mini Spiral Notebook $.19
• 2 Carry All Pencil Pouches $.59 each
• 1 pack of Sharpies 2ct. $.69
• 4 Index Card Cases $.39 each

Total Out of Pocket = $9.78

I went to K-Mart for a few school supply deals.  Here is what I purchased:

• 4 Elmers School Glue $.25 each
• 2 Rose Art Colored Pencils 12ct. $.50 each
• 2 Quaker Oatmeal to Go Bars on Clearance $1.50 each

Total Out of Pocket = $3.50

My parents have been visiting from Arizonia this week and so we have been eating out more than usual.  I did not make any big grocery trips this week but if the sales are good next week I will do some restocking.  My freezer & pantry are still well stocked so I will only be looking for rock bottom prices at the grocery store!

Total Money Spent this Week = $21.13

Super Savings Saturday 7/24

Here are my deals for the week:

This is definitely my best deal of the week.  Everything pictured in the basket above came from my garden! 

Total Out of Pocket = $0

There are a lot of Back to School Deals this week.  Go here to see why I purchase all of these school/office supplies.

Walgreens has some great back to school deals this week. Most of these deals do not have a limit this week so stock up!! Here is what I purchased:


1 pack Multi-Purpose Paper 400 sheets $1.99

1 Wooden Ruler $.09

1 Pencil Box $.49

3 packs Pilot G2 Pens $.19 each after IVC coupon

4 Highlighters $.09 each

2 Liquid Paper $.59 each

3 packs Eraser Caps $.39 each

3 packs Pink Erasers $.29 each

1 Glue Sticks 3 pack $.49

2 packs Bic Highlighters $.49 each

Total Out of Pocket = $8.19

Target has a few good back to school deals this week. Here is what I purchased:


4 boxes Crayola Crayons 24ct. $0.25 each

1 pair Target Children's Scissors $0.50

2 packs Bic Pens $0.60 each (used $1/2 coupon)

Total Out of Pocket = $1.70

I also went to K-Mart this week for some of their back to school deals. I am not a big fan of K-Mart and I usually avoid the store but I thought I would check out the back to school deals. This is the first time in a very long time that I went to K-Mart and they had everything on my list and I didn't have any issues at the register! Here is what I purchased:


4 boxes Crayola Crayons 24ct. $0.25 each

2 boxes Pencils $0.25 each

4 Elmers Glue Sticks 2ct. $0.25 each

3 packs Fine Tip Crayola Markers $1.00 each

Total Out of Pocket = $5.50

I went to Staples this week and I was very disappointed. This year you have to make a minimum $5.00 purchase to get the $0.01 deals.  I won't go into all the details but my transaction was a disaster and I ended up having to return everything and repurchase it. I spent more money than I intended and so I think I will skip the office stores and just shop for Back to School deals at CVS, Walgreens & Target. Here is what I purchased:


2 packs Index Cards $.25 each

2 Pencil Boxes $.25 each

1 Dry Erase Board $2.00

2 Rose Art Markers 10ct. $1.00 each

2 packs Bic Mechanical Pencils $.25 each

2 Staples School Glue $.01 each

Total Out of Pocket = $5.52

Connor & I went to Dollar Tree this week to look for cheap wooden spoons to make our soda bottle bird feeder.  We didn't find wooden spoons but I found this Betty Crocker Spatula and I really needed a new spatula!

Total Out of Pocket = $1.00


I didn't do any grocery shopping this week except for milk at Aldi ($2.66).  Our pantry & freezer are very well stocked right now so I just didn't need any groceries.


Total Money Spent this Week = $19.07

Target & K-mart Trips 7/19

Target has a few good back to school deals this week.  Here is what I purchased:

• 4 boxes Crayola Crayons 24ct. $0.25 each
• 1 pair Target Children's Scissors $0.50
• 2 packs Bic Pens $0.60 each (used $1/2 coupon)

Total Out of Pocket = $1.70

I also went to K-Mart this afternoon for some of their back to school deals.  I am not a big fan of K-Mart and I usually avoid the store but I thought I would check out the back to school deals.  This is the first time in a very long time that I went to K-Mart and they had everything on my list and I didin't have any issues at the register!  Here is what I purchased:

• 4 boxes Crayola Crayons 24ct. $0.25 each
• 2 boxes Pencils $0.25 each
• 4 Elmers Glue Sticks 2ct. $0.25 each
• 3 packs Fine Tip Crayola Markers $1.00 each

Total Out of Pocket = $5.50